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EPIC Risk Management has released a statement about the UK Government’s decision not to regulate loot boxes with legislation

EA has filed a patent that could see personal data used to procedurally generate new experiences for its players

A hacker has posted internal documents belonging to a Roblox employee online as part of an attempt to extort money from the company

InnoGames GmbH has become the first company from the German games industry to share information on its salary bands

The North West business is creating 50 new jobs after receiving a £450,000 investment from NPIF

Media Molecule’s annual digital convention is set to return this July

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that its purchases of Bungie and Haven Studio are now complete

An independent survey by Canadian start-up Edgegap of 2,000 US and UK-based gamers set out to find to what degree issues including latency and lag impact their gaming experience, delivering the first report dedicated to understanding the state of latency in online games

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the games industry must protect children from loot boxes, but has yet to announce any formal legislation

The Develop:Star Awards took place earlier this week at Develop:Brighton, bringing together people from all around the industry to celebrate the medium of video games and its accomplishments within the previous year